Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Thursday that expanding the scope of the war has become inevitable due to the increasing intensity of the war waged by Israel on Gaza.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry published a tweet by Abdullahian on the “X” website (formerly Twitter), in which he said, “The time for the continuation of Tel Aviv’s crimes is quickly approaching its end.”

The Iranian minister added that the war that Israel has been waging against Gaza for more than a month has clearly shown "the criminal, violent and aggressive face of the Zionist entity in its extermination of women and children in Gaza."

For his part, Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi said Thursday that the escalation of what he described as crimes in Gaza will complicate the situation in Palestine and the region.

Raisi added, during his speech at the Economic Cooperation Organization summit in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, that comprehensive Western support for Israel is an essential factor in the continuation of the war.

The Iranian President also said that Israel is deterred by some countries cutting off their political and economic relations with him.

Iran stressed that it does not seek to expand the circle of war in the region, but it has repeatedly warned that Tel Aviv’s persistence in its comprehensive war on Gaza will lead to the expansion of the confrontation across the region.

Late last month, the Iranian Foreign Minister said that continuing to kill women and children would lead to the loss of patience among the resistance forces and the peoples of the region.

Source: Al Jazeera + agencies